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[E-Stat]

Nice try

Je sais un peu de Francais!

I learned basic conversational French starting in fourth grade and took three years in high school (back in the 70s). While we have a large Spanish speaking population in the states (some who only speaks Spanish!), there are little to none here who regularly speak French. A few years back, the wife and I traveled to Scotland on Air France. Naturally, the crew was French and I tried my very basic skills on her. Je veux vin rouge, s'il vous plait. She had a complex reply that was delivered at light speed. When I gave her a "deer-in-the-headlights" look, she quickly returned to speaking English to me.

rw

[JohnMichael]

Je parle francais un peu.



I studied Parisian French in high school but most times that I have spoken french is when in Quebec. Quebecois French is different enough that it takes time to adapt. I was in a bar in Quebec and the bartender was having a difficult time understanding a man from Paris. The bartender could understand me with my poor french and Ohio accent and I could understand the man from Paris so I translated. It was comical.
JeanMichel

[frenchmon]

Je parle francais un peu.



I studied Parisian French in high school but most times that I have spoken french is when in Quebec. Quebecois French is different enough that it takes time to adapt. I was in a bar in Quebec and the bartender was having a difficult time understanding a man from Paris. The bartender could understand me with my poor french and Ohio accent and I could understand the man from Paris so I translated. It was comical.
JeanMichel

vous assez bon


frenchmon

[frenchmon]

Je sais un peu de Francais!

I learned basic conversational French starting in fourth grade and took three years in high school (back in the 70s). While we have a large Spanish speaking population in the states (some who only speaks Spanish!), there are little to none here who regularly speak French. A few years back, the wife and I traveled to Scotland on Air France. Naturally, the crew was French and I tried my very basic skills on her. Je veux vin rouge, s'il vous plait. She had a complex reply that was delivered at light speed. When I gave her a "deer-in-the-headlights" look, she quickly returned to speaking English to me.

rw

mais vous faites du bien

frenchmon